Warmest Day of the Year For Rochester and Other Cities

Rochester, MN (KROC AM News) – Friday was not only a tropical day across southeast Minnesota but for many cities, the warmest day of the year.

Rochester’s official temperature reached 90 degrees at 3:00 PM, the first time it’s been that warm since last September.

The heat index (feels like temperature) was an unbearable 108 degrees.

Kim David's car on July 19 2019 at 9:13 PM July 19 2019

Some area cities were even warmer - Winona reached 95 degrees, Owatonna and Red Wing peaked at 93 and Austin reached 91. The St. Marys Hospital helipad peaked at 92 degrees. It was a sizzling 99 degrees in La Crosse at 4:00 PM and the heat index was 117, the highest in the city since 2001.